Mathematics and the Physical World

Klappentext Stimulating account of development of mathematics from arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry, to calculus, differential equations, and non-Euclidean geometries. Also describes how math is used in optics, astronomy, and other phenomena. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: THE WHY AND WHEREFORE2: DISCOVERY AND PROOF3: THE SCIENCE OF ARITHMETIC4: THE DEEPER WATERS OF ARITHMETIC5: "NUMBERS, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN"6: THE LAWS OF SPACE AND FORMS7: THE DIMENSIONS OF THE HEAVENLY SPHERES8: THE REVOLUTIONS OF THE HEAVENLY SPHERES9: THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION10: THE WEDDING OF CURVE AND EQUATION11: EXPLANATION VERSUS DESCRIPTION12: VERTICAL MOTION13: MOTION ON AN INCLINED PLANE14: THE MOTION OF PROJECTILES15: FROM PROJECTILE TO PLANET AND SATELLITE16: DEDUCTIONS FROM THE LAW OF GRAVITATION17: MORE LIGHT ON LIGHT18: THE MATHEMATICS OF OSCILLATORY MOTION19: OSCILLATIONS OF THE AIR20: OLD FOES WITH NEW FACES21: MATHEMATICAL OSCILLATIONS OF THE ETHER22: THE DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS23: THE INTEGRAL CALCULUS24: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS-THE HEART OF ANALYSIS25: FROM CALCULUS TO COSMIC PLANNING26: NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRIES27: MATHEMATICS AND NATURE INDEX

Product details

• Authors: Kline, Morris Kline
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1981
• EAN: 9780486241043
• ISBN: 978-0-486-24104-3
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 218 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Dover Books on Mathematics; Dover Books on Mathematics
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Basic principles